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T DAILY CITIZEN THE DAILY CITIZEN Delivered to Visitors in ny part o the City. One Month 1""t- Two Weeks, or lens -c. BOARDING, WANTS, For Rent, and Lost Kotkes, three linea or less, 26 Cents for I each insertion. VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER n, 1889. NUMBER 130. THE j EUROPEAN LETTERS. THE GRAND OPKRA HOVBE AND THE BOURSE, A Visit to the Louvre, Tlie Hlace vciidome, and fhnrches of the French Caoltal The"l'ot Holre" Fiend Always on Hand. I'akis, August 28,1X811. Editor Citizen : We tliiuk tlielnsi way toenjov a city like this is to ramble .around" its streets without hnving any plan marked out lor one's movements. Everything is strange and new, and ob jects of special interest arise unexpectedly at each step. Of course, to follow this suggestion one must be strong and well, and fond of walking, because the dist ances arc immense. A stroll on yesterday began al the tlrniid Opera house, well named even in the English sense of the word grand. In Paris everything is "grand. " (lur land lady advertises "('-rand Apartments to Let," and yet when we asked the cham bermaid for a match she replied with amazement, "Mmlunic tic limrnis iomt Irs ullunicttcs." But the opera house is grand in the strongest sense i.f the word, and such grand prices prevail mat we can out speak of the exterior; but that is truly beautiful and located at the junction of several principal avenues, so a s to appear to the very best advantage. A half hour is well RK'iit in walking around and ad miring it. TiiK.norusi;. Friends, have you ever visited the New York Slock Exchange in the busiest sea son ? We have, ami the scenes there an as the stillness of ti.e tomb compared to w hat prevailed in the lioni se. Ten thou sand Frenchmen, chattering, screaming, pulling, veiling, gesticulating, as only a Frenchman can, made a bedlam that Old Nick himself might envy, but never equal. If the amount of money made corres ponded with the luss they must lie rich indeed. There being no objection made to strangers altering the principal room c did so, and enjoyed lorn few moments the tremendous turmoil all around ns. THK I'AI.AIS KOVAI., We arc told, used to be the residence ol some one of the old kings, no doubt one ot the I.ouis, whose name is legion, but now has degenerated into magnificent ni- ' ,cadcs of shops. The building composes ',a rectangle, enclosing aspaeeof probably J tell acres, which is adorned witii flowers ' and fountains, w hile surrounded by innu merable shops, principally devoted to the sale of jewelry. They many windows fairly flush with diamonds. Tin; MirvKK. Our aimless walk taking us past this glorious building, we stop again and again to gaze in wonder at the achieve ments of art which so beautify its exte rior, and to wish again and again that a cut could be had to give your readers an idea of its apjicarancc. Without taking measurements we would say that when the Tuillcries were here the buildingmust have extended well nigh a half mile from east to west, with un average breadth of 600 feet. These dimensions we intend to include the space enclosed within the buildings, probably amounting to thirty acres, which contain now among main statues one most remarkable to Gum betta, and an arch, similar but smallei to Napoleon's "Arch dc Triomphe,'' called "La I'lacc de Carousel." Remember that this space which we estimate roughly at thirty acres is inside of the buildings which formerly entirely surrounded it, but now, the Tuillcriis being destroyed, only the three sides re main. Itoth the inner walls, lacmj upon this -enclosed space, and the outer. fronting the streets, are almost covered from cm! to end with statuary and carvings in :stonc, while the very rocks of which they are built are worked in delicate tiacerics from top to bottom, from end to end, from side to side. We wish we could im agine the cost of this work. If as a basis of calculation we. 'take the foundation H our Episcopal church, your whole lour pages would be covered with figures. The interior is no less marvelous than the outside, and one is wearied in walk ing up and downthetremendousgallcries covered from. floor to ceiling with paint ings hv the most renowned masters, while others are devoted to historic spec imens, among them several crowns blaz ing with jewels, and a sword the whole hilt ot which is one mass of diamonds. l'assing once more through the beauti ful gardens which are an appropriate monument to the grand palace of the Tuillcries, and looking again al ihc lovely fountains of the I'laee de Concorde, we find ourselves near the Church of St. Magdalene, and at its entrance have a pleasant greeting from Mrs. Frank Cnxc and daughter, whom we last met in Oueen Marv's chamber at l-Minhmg. flow sweet it is to have such Hirelings with kind friends just as one is beginning to feel lonesome, as though he were the only person in this vast throng who knew or cared anything about far away Ashcvillc and the dear people it contains. Refreshed by Mrs. Coxe's cordiality, we resume our ramble and enter the huge church of sr. m.'.chai.ksk, Which covers as much ground space as from I'atton avenue to the lipiscopal church in length, by probably half as much in breadth. Us exterior is re marked by the arcades of huge columns of massive stone, which surround both the ends and sides. The interior is adorned with many beautiful paintings, but is not equal in sculptures to the church of ST. hoc 1 11;, which we by accident find ns we pass along and arc tempted to enter, much to our delight. . As we opened the door our eye was caught by a most eculiar arrangement of the altar. Situated at the junction of the nave and transept, it is surmounted by a carving representing the Nativity. The virgin leaning over the infant, who lies upon a pillow, with one little hand upraised, and as your eve catches the s nail finger you see that it is pointing to a r. cue ot the crucifixion, .apparently in the far distance, and softened in its sad ness by a wonderful gentle light, which shinesbarely enough to make it visible. We do not remember ever to have seen n design which we thought so beautiful, and so thoroughly well carried out. THK PLACE VKNUOMK Next arrests our steps, and we walk , around once and again the column in its center, and moved at the wondrous skill of its builders. The body of this column ' which is 150 feet high and fifteen in di ameter, is made of stone, but this mate rial is completely covered with wrought iron, composed it is said of the cannon captured by Napoleon. This iron is worked into designs representing the campaigns and battles of the French, which ascend in a spiral curve, extending from the bottom to the extreme top, so high that an opera glass is needed to see the delicate traceries, while a figure of Napoleon crowns the whole, composed of the same material, iron. This ramble, which we fear has proven too long for your patience, flops at TIIK n.ACli III-: VICTOHlliS in the center of which we find a bronze equestrian statue of I.ouis XIX, and it is a charming piece of work, complete ill everv detail, and from it we go home ward pondering on the strange icculiari tics of this people. To pass along the principal boulevards as we have done to night and see them thronged with gay, thoughtless people, the wide sidewalks half obstructed by chairs and tables sur rounded hv men "and women, drinking wine with'thcir late dinner, we are in clined to call them frivolous, incapable of anv deep sincerity of feeling or purpose; anil vet these same people have produced 1 his citv, and although a lew years ago utterly crushed by cruel war, have re covered to a degree of prosperity attained by but few other nations, and endured with a love ot their country such as wc wish we could inculcate in our people. This is pathetically illustrated in the I'lacc de Concorde, "where the statue of Strasburg is draped in mourning; and we are told that the young girls have formed a society, to renew the flowers from lime to time, until Strasburg again belongs to France. To its who have just passed over pow erful Crmaiiy, it seems that these young maide.is will have many centuries to test their devotion, but who can tell what a day may bring to pass? l'icforc closing this letter we must tell you of the woiulrrlul svslein of cabs, which enable Parisians with case .o gel from place to place over this large city. We have never seen any mode of trans porlulion half so convenient. The limn her must reach into the hundreds ol thousands. At least they seem to be myriads, at no hour day or night, at any point here do wc incel with any dilli cully in finding one ready at command, and anxious for a fare at two francs (-f-i ccutsl per hour, earning from two to six people, their speed depending upon how they arc taken ; if by ihceourse, i. c. ior a certain drive they go like the wind, but if by the hour, they can as nenrh equal the snail's progress as any vehicles we have seen. The greatest nuisance connected w ith theni, and all other things in Paris, is the ",'ioffr ji.'rc," which is demanded as freely as we Americans demand a con tract. "Poor boy," our friend Sltnlci calls it, and says he don't sec what right the girls have to style themselves so, lint they do all the same. To give you an idea, last night wc accompanied a voting lady to the hippodrome, and although wc hud secured our seals be forehand, the pretty girl who showed us to them deliberately demanded ".'I mui 'mire" and much to our confusion, wc and after a pretended search inotii cinpty pocket, to borrow a franc from our com panion, otherwise the French damsel would have stood by us all night, and have made our lives a torment, as only ladies know how to do. tiuod bve. T. W. I'. CHICAGO REVIEW. Husliiess in the ;ralii Center Dur ing Yesterday's Hession. Ciiicaco, September 10. Wheat ad vanced to-day in Ihc face of sick cables, (iiiblic and private. The initial strength and '-.a.-, higher at opening was due to the execrable grading ot' receipts and small percentage of No. 2 shown in clevn tor stocks here. Only seven ears out ot .1 total ol .'!.'! graded contractor 2 per cut. The grain registrar's report gives the I 'tnl quantity on hand a year ago, when Hutchinson began his corner, and that operator is now, on the authority if a morning paper, between 2,000,000 anil ;t, liuo.oiul long of the market. The feeling gradually worked firmer until n gain of "vile, over yesterday's closing was established, but" a slight reaction just at the finish left the net gain for the day ixntsc. Between 12 and 1 o'clock the market was bullish on rumors that the government report due this afternoon would show t in ct points reduction in the average condition of wheat. Trading was mainly in liccember and May. A moderate business was transacted in corn and tiie market was somewhat lii iner. It opened linn at ic. above yes terday's close and advanced Vsa'ic. under liberal purchases. Oll'crings then became large and the market reacted !-ia;)sC ral lied when the estimates for to-morrow came in and closed VkH'iC better than yesterday. Oals were stronger and advanced ' su-''sc. Trading centered chiefly in May. which was purchased freely by September delivery operators. Near by deliveries were not offered with any degree of free dom and prices appreciated slightly. Poi u was uiore active and somewhat unsettled. October ruled 70a"5 cents lower early but rallied to medium figures and closed quiet . January was steadier al about yesterday's liguics. lain) was easier and trailingonly mod crate, with prices L" uuiic. lower, closing quiet at medium figures. Short ribs were quiet, with prices lower for near but steady lor deferred deliveries. SheenHhead nay Races. Nicw Vokk, September 10. Knees at Shccpshcad Hay to-day were run in a piercing storm and a sharp drizzling rain, which prevailed throughout the afternoon. The track was deep in mud and there were some surprising reversals The weather was so bad that the Coney Island Jockey Club decided to postpone to-morrow's races iind there will consc queutv be no more racing at Shccpshcad Hay till Thursday. First race selling About three-quarters of a mile: Gregory won. Civil Service second, Flmstonc third. Time 1.10. Second race One mile and a sixteenth: tiolden Rule won, Tattler second, Ber tha third. Time 2.00 4-5. Third race Handicap for three year olds One mile and aquartcr: liricwon, Hindoo Craft second, Diablo third. Time 2.32 2-5. Fourth race Flathush slakes for two year olds seven furlongs: Torso won, keelnrc second, Onnwuy third. Time 1.3. Mutuals paid Jf'.ll" Fifth race mile and a quarter: Ca talpa won, Tealrav second, W ary third. Time 2.12. Sixth race mile and a quarter on turf: Conncmura won, Larclunont second, Bonanza second. Time 2.1. Baseball Yesterday. At Washington Washington 7, In dianapolis ',). At Boston Thirteen innings: Huston one each in first and 1 31 h Chicago one in second. At Philadelphia Athletic, Louisville, Philadelphia and Pittsburg bull games were postponed on account of rain. At New York New York and Cleve land game postponed on account of rain. At Baltimore Baltimore 3, Cincinnati 6. At Columbus Columbus 3, Kansas City 8. STATIC NEW News-Observer: The many friends ol Major John Hughes, of New Heme, will greatly regret to hear the sad news ol his death. There were few better men in North Carolina than Maj. Hughes. There were lew men wiiose lite was more market! by uniform courtesy and sterl ing worth and unswerving devotion to '.rue principle. He was laithtul in the lierlormanee ol every duty. Maj. Hughes was about sixty years ol age. lie served during the war, we think, as a staff officer in Branch's brigade, afterwards Lane's. About three weeks ago he suffered n slight uttuck of paralysis that affected his tongue perceptibly ; but serious re sults weic not anticipated. On Satur day he was taken much worse and his lile was then despaired of. He died Mon day morning at 3 o'clock. News reached this citv Stindav of a sad occur rence on Saturday evening about two miles this side ot Auburn. Andrew Sncl ling, the fifteen year old son of Mr. .Alexander nncllmg, wqio lives near Auburn, went over to the house of Mr, Marecllus Whitakcr, who lives near by, and he and Marvin Whilaker, son of Mr, Whitakcr, were amusing themselves shooting at a target with a small rifle. While Marvin Whitakcr was loading the rifle it was accidentally discharged, the bullet entering the Icfl breast of Snell Iugs, resulting in death in a few minutes. Kaleigh Dispatch correspondence: Yhe full faculty of Ihc State Agricultural and Mechanical College will meet here on Wednesday to arrange the curriculum mil to eonler with the chairman of the board with reference to furniture and ap paratus for the various departments. Contractors who have the contract for .-instructing the Three C's railway from Kuthcrfordton to Johnson City, Tcnn., have notified sub-contractors to select work and be ready to begin at once. i'oindcxtcr W. Capehart, of Vance coun ty, has been appointed executive clerk, vice Brynu W. Salterthwaile, deceased. Or. Herbert Battle, stateelicmist, has eft for Washington to attend a meeting if the Official Agricultural Chemists ol the I'nitcd States. Or. Buttle received no tice from Toronto, Canada, of his elec tion as a fellow of the American Insti- .ute for the Advancement of Science. Work on the Wilmington and Onslow railway is being pushed vigorously. The rack is laid fifteen miles from Wilming ton. Charlotte Chronicle: A row occurred Saturday evening at it baseball game on J. C. Myer s plantation about two miles ind a half from the city, in which a negro named Pettus was shot in the head by u colored woman named Mellenry. There w.is a baseball game being played be tween two colored nines, and three rowdy negroes from Sharon township came over to sec the game. They suc ceeded in stirring up a (lillicultv, in which a negro hoy named Mellenry played a conspicuous part, when all three of the Sharon negroes set upon him, and were beating him, when Mellenry 's mother ran into the house, which was near by, and getting a pistol, shot at Pettus, one of the negroes, the ball cutting the skin of his forehead. Another negro boy, whose name was not learned, was gashed in the head with a knife. Greensboro Workman: Arthur H. Boycott, one of the two young men who did work in the paving of South Elm street, and whose death occurred at Kox boro on Monday last, was a native ol F.ngland, and had been in this country only a year, An interesting fact in the history of these young men is that they are nephews of the celebrated Mr. Boy cott, from whose collision with certain parties in his neighborhood came the phrase "Boycott him." We have not space to give the full history, but this was the begining of "boycott." The young men of the name were highly es teemed here. Wilmington Star: The gunners on Wi ightsville Sound had line sport yester day with marsh hens, and altogether bagged about three hundred of these birds. Two of the sportsmen, Mr. Simon Sanders and Mr. Jno. Corbett, bagged a strange animal seen disporting in the channel that some said was a sea-otter while other thought it was a mink; but a sage old sounder, after testing the de funct carcass wilhliisiiose.saidit "didn't smell loud enough," and so it was un animously voted to lie it sea-otter. The gentlemen who slaved it, however, needn't brag much, for they fired eight shots before they got it. News-Observer: The syndicate of Phil phia gentlemen who have for some time been ox'rutiug the Iigypt Coal Company at Iigypt, in Chatham county, have also just purchased and arc arrainrinn to on- erate the brown stone quarries at Ugypt. i ue company nas lain on tlie town in beautiful lotsand will at once build a fine hotel there to be known as the Egyptian Inn. The designs have been drawn up and the Inn is to be oneof the most lieau tiltil in point of stylish architecture in the State. Iigypt has for some licen on a stcadv boom, Wilmington Review: We regret vcrv much to hear of the affliction that has again visited our friend, Mr. Wade II. Harriss. of the Charlotte News, in the loss of his only child, a bright babv boy only 1 4 months old. It is the third time that the Angel of Oeath has entered his household, each time leaving a child less home. It is a sad blow to our friend and his estimable wife, and we lender them our most sincere sympathies. .MANNING'S PROPOSAL. Has) Not as Vet neen Submitted to the Dock Directors. Uonihin, September 10. Cardinal Manning's proposal which is being con sidered by the council of the strike com mittee is a compromise to the effect that the terms which the dock companies have alreadv conceded arc to go into oierfi tion on the first of November, provided, the men immediately resume work. The proposal made ly Cardinal Man ning, which is an iudciendent effort on his part to effect a settlement, has not been referred to the dtx-k directors nor has it been approved by the council of consolidation, several memliers of which are out of town. Burns, at a mass-meeting of the strik ers to-day, asked the men whether they would accept the proposal for an in crease in wages to begin in November. The strikers unanimously opiosed the proposition. The directors of the dock companies resolutely adhere to the terms recently agreed to by them by which the wages of the men are to lie advanced on the first of January. Hitherto the direc tors have held a meeting twice daily. To-day only one short and formal sitting was held nnd several directors were al scnt. The leading director, Sir Henry Le Marehant, will resign owing to a decis ion of the board in favor of the Lord Mayor's proposal. A LAUNCH GOES DOWN IN A TERRIFIC tiAI.lv OK' Till) DELAWARE COAST. Hlich Water in the North and I lant Rivers-Handy Hook lioathi Tied I'P Piers ruder Water and Cel lars) Flooded Alarm Fell. Annai'oi.is, Aid., September 10, The monitor Passaic, Lieutenant Comman der, W. W. Kilpatrick commanding, left here this morning at 8 o'clock to lake part in the sham attack on Fort Mellen ry. Off Sandy Point, heavy weather was encountered. The Passaic was low ing the steam launch Swan, which had banked her fires. The launch was fillet! with water from heavy seas and an at tempt was made to take the launch aboard ship but the davits would not hold it. The launch tilled with water ami went down. Seaman John 11. Bush was aboard and floaiiug. The whole boat's crew was dispatched after him and picked him up but the boat was unable to regain Un ship which was then at anchor. Tin last seen of the boat it was drifting down the bay. it is supposed it is safe. It contained ensigns II. ( '' cssel, David Moore, Frederick Carr, Seaman Parker ami Scott. It is expeeled the whole boal will lie picked up at Thomas' Point or at the mouth of the same river to-morrow. Boatswain Sinclair will go nllcrthc boal at daylight to-morrow. The launeli was buoyed and will undoiibfedlv be re covered. The accident occurred at noon. The Passaic returnid to Annapolis al six o'clock this evening. New York, September 10. The storm now prevailing worked cousidcrahlcdain- age on the North and hast river lioul and cellars of warehouses and tenements on both the east and west sides of the lower part of the citv arc in a decidetllv chaotic state. Some of the piers tire en- tirelv covered hv lac title, and some thai are usually twelve feet above high water mark have their decks licked hv the au- ry waves. The bay and rivers are in in execcdinglv turbulent stale owing to the high wind. The lersev shore was in undated in many places, particularly in lie vicinity ol tlie Standard On Com pany's works at Clareinonl. I In the liast river front the buildings from Filliclh to I'ourteeiitli street are allcctcd by tin great rise ol water. The rock opposite l'lltieth street, which is alwavs visible in xtrcnie high tides is now beneath he water, and the Spindle buoy n Pilgrim Rock, al l'.llh street, has for the first lime been almost covered. Tin lower end ofBlaekwell's Island is sub merged, and the keeiers were engaged trly this morning m removing patients from the frame outbuildings on that por tion of the Island. It is the general im pression among seafaring men that the tide is the highest known for twentv-live years. No vessels arrived up to noon to dtiy. The storm came from seaward, and was lull grown when it struck tin coast. All telegraphic communication be tween here and Sandy Hook was de stroyed by the storm, so ihat what dis tilled vessels, if any, have run mio port since K o'clock this morning cannot lit learned. The Saudv Hook boats have been obliged to tie up for the day. The Sandy Hook boat came up lhis morning, butdid not ventureto return. The Mini mouth which left here for that point at -i o clock tins morning was utinhlc to make a landing in consequence of high seas, ami was obliged to bring her pas sengers back. On her return trip the eralt fared badly, for the waves washed clean over it, and the greater portion oi the guard rails were carried away. At Sniuly Hook the weather is thick and foggy, ami a gale is blowing along the Jersey coast, and the surf is reported tin heaviest ever known. A similar condi tion prevails till along the coast of New England and New Jersey. l.i-WKS, Del., September 10. The wind has been blowing a gale all day and al !i p. m., is unabated. The tide was the highest since 1S07. Telegraphic eoiuuiu nicutiou with the Breakwater was des troyed ahviit D o'clock this morning. I he schooners Allcna, Covert, llcnrv M. Clarke, J. F. Becker, Byron M. Maud Seward, Novena, Gertrude Summers and lour unknown schooners arc ashore. Both wooden piers have been destroyed. I IXIMi THK I.INF.S For the ;reat Reunion at Chatta iiooica Next Week. Ciia it.vnooca, Tcnn., September 10 The Chickaiiiauga battlefield station on the line of the Chattanooga, Kome and Columbus railroad litis been located about nine miles south of the central sta tion in this city, on a beautiful plot oi ground west of the Oyer Home, ami about 200 yards in front of what was the I'niou line of battle on Sunday morn ing, September 20, lH(;i, which was oc cupied by Sheridan and Vanclcves' ili vis ions, and Wildcr's mounted infantry. The widow Glenn place, which was Kosc cran's headquarters, is one-eighth of a mile southeast Irom the station; and the point where General Lyttlc tell is about the same distance south, "Bloody Pond" is lietween the station and the Glenn place. Longstreet's corps made their iirst charge in this portion of the field on Sunday morning, and pierced the I'nioii line. Snodgrass Hill, where Thomas, with five divisions, fought all day Sunday is about one mile from the station in a north-easterly direction; and vine yard farm, whie'i was the scene of dread ful carnage on Saturday, is about the same distance to the south-east. From this it will Ik- seen that the battle sta tion is ns nearly centrally located to the whole field ol battle as it is possible to make it. Excursion trains will tie run from Chattanooga daily to this battle field station during the reunion of the Armv of the Cutulicrland, September IS, I!), tind 20. AHheville Female Colleiee. As will he seen by advertisement in an other column, the fall session of Ashcvillc Female College, under the management of President Barker, Kgins to-day. Al ready a number of students have arrived, and the prosjK-cts for a successful own ing are most encouraging. This institu tion is one of the very liest in the South ern States and under its new manage ment nnd with new and increased facili ties, its high fame will become more widely spread than at any time since its establishment. Railroad Subscription. Dan vii. I K, Va., Scptenilier 10. The city council to-dav ordered nn election on Octolier 15th to vote on n corporate subscription of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars towards the western extension of the Atlnnticnnd Danville rail road from Danville to the coal fields of southwest Virginia. si-:iti-:mui:r refort or the Condition of American Crops, F.tc. Wash inc. ton, D. C, September 10. I lie September crop report ot the Depart ment of Agriculture makes the general average ol corn til, a reduction of nearlv live points; of winter wheat when har vested Hit, from '.12 on the first of July, of spring wheat M.'J an increase trom SI., in August. This makes the general aver age of all wheat ST. (i. The general con dition of oats is 'JO instead of "Jl.G; of btirlev KS.'J, instead of 'J0.fi; of buck wheat 112.1, instead of 1)5.2; of tobacco 70.2, a reduction from S4-.4-. The per centage ot stock Hogs available lor lat tcning is 101, condition OH. The corn crop is a week kite in a large proportion ol its breadth. On the Atlan tic const rains were excessive, and floods iniurcd the fields in bottom hinds, liarlv in the season the temperature w.-is low, interlcring with germination and culti vation. I'plautls cujoved conditions fa vorable to rapid growth. On the Gull const tticrc was some excess o! moisture until June ami July, wilh drought in some districts, ami in others seasonable showers, resulting m crops expressed by meiuum lo limn average. In the Ohio valley and the Lake region there has been a marked reduction of condition during the last month from drought lollowuig the heavy rains of early summer. In Ohio and Indiana there was previous injury of bottom hind .Tops by Hoods. In Michigan and Wis consin the clfccls of drought and other nllueuccs tire most injurious. There is complaint ol drought west of the Mis sissippi too late m the season lor serious reduction. Most of Missouri conditions have been more favorable than in anv other pin t ol the country and the crop is very large. In seven surplus States the ligures lor condition are, Ohio H, n loss of six points; Indiana Ml, a loss ol six points; Illinois S7, a loss of three points; Iowa 1M-, a loss til six points; Missouri !).'!, a loss of three points; Kan sas OS, Nebraska The reduction in winter wheal as com pared with the July report is, in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan. California and in some of the Southern Stales. The quality of western grain ns shown by its grading is comparatively poor, and will affect weight and intrinsic value. The condition of spring wheat is re ported higher than in August in the northern portion of the bell, and slightlv lower in Iowa and Nebraska, as follows": Wisconsin Minnesota 1)0, Iowa 03, Nebraska SS. Dakota ((,'!. The local rates of yield in Dakota arc extremely variable ranging from one to twenty bushels K-r acre. IT IS AHIIF.TT AUAIN. V Platform that Slaps Trusts Sciuare in the Face. Thi;nton, N. J., September 10 The Slate Democratic convention met here to day, ami nominated by acclamation Leon Abbett for governor. No other candidate than Abbett was named. The plallorm declares, thai upon all issues allceting the admiuislra lion of the national government, thev re affirm the doctrines adoptetl in the national Democratic platform at St. Louis, in June, INNS; that, upon State issues, they reaffirm the platform adoptetl by the State Democratic convention on September 2S, INKIi. In regard to trusts, the platform says: "Thai the increas ing number of comhiiialious to control the necessaries of lile, is a fruitful source ol alarm to the people. The so-called "trusts," which arc combinations to control prices without regard to natural rules ol supply and demand are opposed to the letter and spirit of our laws, fhey cannot be justified upon any lair plea of commercial enterprise. For the benefit of a few these combina tions inflict cruel burdens upon many, causing penury and misery among those who are dependent upon the product of their daily toil. The tendency of our ad vancing civilization is to increase the general average of human happiness; and die corrective hand of law must be used to abate the conspiracies which are stumbling blocks in the way of general progress of the people. A declaration was made in favor ol such revision of the election laws of the State us will guaran tee lo every voter the greatest possible secrecy in he casting of his ballot and secure the punishment ot any who at tempts the corruption or intimidation of voters. The platform was wholly devo ted lo Slate matters. MI'NSlvT COX DICAD. The Statesman Author Humor ist's Unlet Unci. Ni:w Yokk, August 10. Congressman S. S. Cox died at N..'t:t o'clock this even ing. His etui was quiet ; find the dying man breathed his last as peacefully as if falling into a light sleep. He had lieen conscious all day until about a (mm Id ol'. -in hour lu'lore '.he end. Cox's Insl conversation was about the four terri lorics whose Statehood he hojK'd to father, lie mentioned New Mexico and Arizona, and said something about making a great effort in their behalf nl the coining session. In the afternoon while Dr. Lockwood was talking to him, Cox made some witty remark, which completely upset me lioelor s dignity. Dr. I.ockwooil s.iul thai Hie immediate cause ol death was heart l.iibiie, and the cause pcritontis. More Trouble at ltraldwood. Bhaiiiwooii, 111., September 10. Since Thursday last the mines have been oper ated at full blast, the men returning to work at 72' a cents ollercd by operators. Yesterday a new difficulty arose. Previ ous to the strike on the first of May, drivers, pushers and day hands hail worked nine and one-half hours; but since the resumption of work, operators have compelled them to work ten hours. This they object to, and last night in formed SniK'riiitcndent Zaller, that unless the company conceded nine and one-half hours, they would strike. He informed them that he had no option in the mut ter, anil, as a consequence, they have struck. Trial of Henry S. Ives Reituu. Nkw Yokk, Scptciiilic 10. The trial ofllcnryS. Ives was licgun this morn ing in part three of the court of general sessions lieforc Recorder Smythe. When Ives entered the court this fore noon, he looketl, if possible, more uncon cerned than any of the crowd of lookers on. It took just three hours and twentv minutes to till the jury box. The court adjourned at hall past two o'clock. To morrow morning tit 11 o'clock the case will lie opened hv the prosecution. Be fore dismissing the jury, Recorder Smvthe admonished them alter the usual lash ion. An effort on the part of counsel for Ives to keep mm in Ludlow street mil during the trial was unsticcesssul. To morrow night Ives will sleep in the Tombs. FOLKS VOIT KNOW. Who The Are i Where Thev Are, and What They Are Dolnic. E. T. Greenlee of Marion, was here yes terday. Mr. W. B. Ferguson, of Waynesville, was here yesterday. H. K. Todd, of the Chicago, Burlington and tjtuncy road, is in the city. Lawyer Geo. A. Shuford is attending Haywood siqierior court at Waynesville this week. Jns. I'. McTcer, of Wythevillc. Va who is now in the city, is the prohibition candidate for attorney-general of Vir ginia. Mrs. W. G. Ooolittle, wife of the ex cedent manager of the Mountain Park hotel nt Hot Springs, is stopping at the Battery Park. Superintendent II. W. Fitch of Denicns & Tay lor's planing mills in this city has gone east in search of lumlier and to make contracts for furnishing the same to the mills. Mrs. G. It. Clark, of Bowling Green Ky., the special correspondent of the St. Louis Republic who has lieen spending several weeks in this section, leaves for her home to-dav. Mr. lid. Wcddin.who has been confined to his IkmI by painful illness for several months past, was out on the streets a short while yesterday, greatly to the de light of his host ol friends in this city. Mr. II. A. Lindsav, the South Main street mineralogist and curio dealer, was married to Miss May Humphrey at Hud son, Wis., vesterday afternoon. Norman Mel. oud acted in the capacity of "best man on the occasion. Rev. Father Roman, O. S. H., of St. Mary's College, Belmont, who has been in charge of Rev. Father White's work in this city during the hitter's absence in the Northwest, left for St. Marv's yester- lay lo assume his duties in that institu tion as a member of the faculty. STOCK HOLDERS' MF.F.TINti orihel.oca, Inter-State Hiilldlnit and Loan Association. At n meeting of the local branch of the Inter-State Building and Loan Associa tion held at the city hall hist evening the following officers and board of directors were elected : President, Chas. I). Blanton vice-president, Or. J. A. Burroughs; secretary, Chas. T. Rawls; treasurer, W. H. Pen land. Board of tlireetors C. C. McCarty, C. 0. Blanton, J. R. Starnes, S. Hammer- shlag, J. A. Connnt, J. A. Tcnnent and S. R. Kepler. Thirteen hundred und seventy-five shares, representing $137,500, has been subscribed to this association, which makes it the largest branch of the Inter state organization in the South in amount of capital represented. The local organization is splendidly officered and its a Hairs entrusted to a most capable and efficient board of di rectors, representing as they do some ol the liest business capacity, activity and sound judgment of our city. The first day of every month was se lected us the date for the collection of the monthly asscssmentson stock subscribed, said assessments being made payable at the First National Hank of Asheville. Building and loan associations are great institutions for the building up ot ;iny village, town or city and should be encouraged and supported by the people of the communities in which they are lo cated. Ashcvillc has four of these institu tions, till of which are in a vigorous and healthy, active and growing condition. A New F irm. Messrs. R. C. and Ii. W. Riirkholder have associated themselves together tin ier the firm name of Hurkholtler & Son. trchitects and designers, etc., and will permanently locate in this city. Each of these gentlemen stands in the first rank of his profession and both are prompt, reliable and in every way worthy of the confidence of the iieoiilc. See their new advertisement in to-morrow's Citizhn. Don't Helonx on the W. N. C. Suicrintciidcnt McBec of the Western North Carolina railroad desires Tin: t itizkn to state that engineer m. Mil ler who shot young Drvnian, is not nn empbiyc of that road, and has not been employed in any capacity by the com pany S'lice aear ago, when he ran on a freight train as brakeman. Rev. R. G. Pearson. This popular evangelist will preach next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock at the Central Methodist church. A large congregation will no doubt greet the dis tinguished preacher on that occasion, and scats will he in demand. To Meet this Afternoon. The Indies of Trinity parish will hold an important meeting at the residence of Mrs. W. C. Carmichacl, on South Main street, this afternoon nt 5 o'clock. Every lady member of Trinity church is earn estly urged to be present. Will be Built Here. Mr. J. H. Woody has received the con tract to build four new freight cars for the Electric Street Railway Co., of this eitv. They will be constructed on the same general plan as the one now in use by the company, and will be speedily finished nnd placed in operation. Licensed to Wed. Marriage license was granted the fol lowing couples by the register of deeds . ton will be at the colored school build yesterday: W. C. Good and Marry M. ing on Friday from 9 a. m., to 1 p. m., Davis, Anthony Mayberry and Lettic i for the purpose of grading and clasaify Hagan, 0. A. Cook and Carrie E. Emer- ing the pupils who propose attending 8on. the schools this coming session. WARMOUTH GHOSEN TO BK Ct'STOMS COLLECTOR AT NftCW ORLEANS, No Fever Aboard the Atlas Line Steamship when She Left Colon Col. CralRhlll Appointed on the Lllfht House Board, F.tc. Washington. September 1 n Tl,. P,; det to-day appointed Henry C. War mouth, of Louisiana, to be collector of customs, for the district of New Or leans, La. Messrs. I'im. Forwood Sr Cn o,.., of the Atlas .Steamship Company. New York, have written a letter to the' Serrp. lary of State, calling his attention to newspaper reports to the effivi- thn th. shin Adirondack hud left the port of Colon tor New York, with yellow fever on board; the statement lieine based upon n report said to have been sent to the department of State by the United States consul at Colon. "Von ni readily perceive," they write, "that this report, which has fortunately proven to have been entirely without foundation, was the cause of considerable anxietv on our part, not only on account of the passengers and crew, but also, on nr. count oft he large and valuable cargo of w.iicii a term oi quarantine would have inevitablv rl,.ii They say the appearance of such a report is likely to do them some ininrv in th. future, and request the department, that if the United States consul did act as re ported, such stens be taken as will .n. sure his getting; in the future mr re liable information More SCIlflinir rtn Itia official dispatches. i tie department is also, in receipt of a communication Irom United States Con sul victor Mltpiam, nt Colon, who trans nuts a letter Irom the United States con sul at Barranipiilla, in regard to the ship Adirondack. The letter trom Bar ranouilla is dated Aiuoisi tin D.i about as follows: ' A young lnd v. Miss Addle C Unn,..., came from New York via I'ort au I'rince' on the Adirondack. The second day alter her arrival she was taken ill. On the fourth day it develoied as yellow lever of the most m.-iliioumi (,,. su. died last night and was buried at four this morning. The Adirondack had sailed before this was announced. As usual, the line to Carthagena is not in order.' so I have no recourse, except to ask you to transmit the notice by telegram to the department to torestnll tl. or,;oi of the ship at New York. If the shin had the germs ot disease on board previous to her arrival here, the hides and ban. mas and her devious route hv rni, and I'ort Limon makes me extremely anxious in regard to the passengers that went from here, especially Dnmrhrrt,, .i Oihson. The President to-day designated Col. W llham I. Craighill of theengineer corps to be a member of the h'uhr hnno, I,..., r-A to fill the vacancy caused by transfer of Col. Wilson from this city to West Point, Col. Craighill is at present in Charge of the river and harbor improvements from Maryland south to the Gulf, with his headquarters nt Baltimore. Cadet Charles Young, a graduate of the military academy has been appointed nn additional second lieutenant of the Tenth Cavalry. This is the det who failed Inst June in mathematics, and was given another chance during the summer to make good his defiiciency. The Secretary of the Navy to-dayacted upon the findings of the court martial incase of Commander I'urnell F. Har rington, who was charged with strand ing the practice ship Constellation near Cape Hatterasjune 18th last. The court lound him guilty, and sentenced him to susjicnsion from duty lor two years on waning orucrs pity, nut united in a unan imous recommendation to clemency in view of the high character and Histln. guished professional services of the ac cused. Because of this recommendation, oecicmry i racy, auer approving the hndings, added a commutation of the sentence to one year's sus)icnsion to date Irom July 23, the day the record w.n re ceived at l he navy department. Bond offerings to-dav acirrccnted $224... H50; accepted $124,850 at 125 for four lier tents, and 105 for four and hall's. The Dawson National Bank of Daw son, Georgia, has been outhorized to begin business with a capital of $50,000. RANDOM NOTES Roped In by Rambling Reporters Roaming Round the City. Fines to the amount of $18 were levied by the mayor at yesterday's session of the police court. But little tobacco is now lieing sold at the warehouses in this city, but you can bank heavy on Asheville when the mar ket really opens. Work on the I'atton nvenue extension of the electric railway will begin about the 22nd inst, provided the lumber al ready contracted for 30,000 feet is delivered bv that time. The electric street railway people with their usual enterprise and consideration for the convenience and comfort of their patrons, have fitted up a waiting room for ladies at 31) I'atton avenue. With a market well supplied with oysters, fresh fish, game, mountain beef and mutton, vegetables of all kinds in profusion, ami an inexhaustible supply of fruit ot every variety, Asheville house keepers find no difficulty in filling the market basket just no w. With electric railway, electric lights, water-works, fine residences splendid, stores, elegant hotels and all modern improvements and conveniences, isn't it about time that the streets and side walks of the city should be made some thing more than by by-paths and mud holes ? We think so. Quarterly Conference. The fourth quarterly conference of the Central Methodist church will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the chapel of the church. All members of this body are requested to attend. At 8 o'clock to-night Rev. C. T. Carroll, the Presid ing Elder, will conduct the prayer meet ing service. The Colored Schools Of the city will open on Monday next at 9 o'clock, a. m. Superintendent Clax-
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